Hi All,
I have a bit of research on this subject and it appears it cannot be done without rooting my device. Anyway, a few days ago my wifi only xoom arrived (and I've been very happy with it) now I want to connect to my corporate network (I am a domain admin). I have downloaded HTTP Proxy Settings to my device which brings up the proxy settings menu. I have entered the proxy settings but when I go to test it on the browser its asks for my username and password which I put in, but it still does not connect. I have also tried using domain\username to login in too but still no access. Is this just a limitation of Android at the moment or is there a way around this for the xoom with or without rooting it?
Cheers
David Hynes
Hi David,
Did you solve problem with proxy settings on your xoom?
I have exactly the same problem like you have.
Currently I'm on 3.1 android on my xoom tablet.
Thanks,
Peter
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Just got my Samsung Captivate about a month and I got my wifi connected to the school network, but when i open the broswer or any apps need internet i didnt get any connections? at the first week it works.. and when connecting to the school wifi it should be come out with the school login page,, then the internet will work.. however the wifi is connected doesnt matter how strong the wifi singal is.. it just cant load and cant bring me to the login page..
I really need help..
and the wifi works everywhere.. except my school...
btw my friends iphone 3gs works..
I am also at college and have had the same problem. the best reason I have found is the phone itself. half of our wifi is an older standard that does not work on the phone. it shows up as wep and i can not get it to recognize it as 802.1x . in my tinkering I have also messed up the wifi that was working.
long story short it probably won't work. I have spent a long time trying to get it to work with no luck
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Hello to both of you,
I also attend a college with an 802.1x connection and the captivate supports most of these networks; however you will probably need to configure the network settings manually (usually retrievable on your schools IT site). If you dont mind digging up your settings I would love to check to see if I can configure your phone.
FYI, you might be having a problem similar to what's seen in this post.
http://androidforums.com/captivate-support-troubleshooting/142397-odd-netmask-issues-wifi.html
I definitely had this problem today. It appeared connected but no web pages would load. Going to have to investigate further. Why can't things just work
I know my school recently implemented some new security certificates that you must agree to before logging in, has anything like that changed for you? My wife's Aria is running 2.2 and can log into the school network, but my captivate cannot. It is frustrating I know.
Seems some colleges and universities are noticing issues with android devices letting the DHCP leases to expire but keeps using the IP address assigned instead of requesting a new one.
See the following links.
h t t p ://www . natecarlson . com/2010/08/27/android-att-captivates-wifi-networking-is-broken/
h t t p ://www . net . princeton . edu/android/android-stops-renewing-lease-keeps-using-IP-address-11236.html
I actually have similar issues with my Belkin wireless router at home. My laptops and other wireless devices have no problems connecting or re-connecting but the Captivate just refuses to re-connect after the connection was terminated. Even after resetting the router, the phone just keeps trying to use the same IP address for some reason.
The only way I could get it to reconnect is to either reboot the phone or to remove the AP entry which is a pain especially if you have wireless passwords.
Hopefully someone with better insight into how Eclair and Froyo handles WiFi can come up with some fix.
more solutions?
I believe the new 2.2 firmware solves this issue. I too am at College and my captivate FAILS to actually access the internet through wifi unless I statically assigned the IP.
I just updated to Froyo and it connected instantly. I'll have to do more testing to make sure, but I think Samsung finally fixed it.
captivate wifi issue at school
i just got Galaxy S (Captivate) and wi-fi is giving trouble.
when i tried at a university campus, it gives error and says can't open and try again later. it is like, i get connected to the network, IP and DNS and everything is generated. But when i open browser to open a website, instead of taking me to login page it gives the above error.
here is what i get when i try to open a website.
'web page not available'. the page might be temporarily down or it may have been moved permanently to new address.
here are some suggestions:
- check to make sure device has signal and data connection. (I made sure it is connected to wifi)
- reload page later. (i tried after 5 mins, same result)
- view cached copy from google. (doesn't work either)
i am not able to understand why is this happening. i tried restarting the phone after connecting to wifi but no luck. any pointers?
Sounds like they use a portal system which requires logon and doesn't play nice with the Captivate's browser. Unfortunately many such portal systems are written poorly and I've even seen some that only work with Internet Explorer.
You could try a different browser on the Captivate. Dolphin allows spoofing assorted User Agents, which might help.
Hey guys, I have the same problem connecting to m school's network login page. It would say connected but the website always says cant be found. But the good news is that I found a way to connect to it manually! What you need is your captivate and friends iphone 4 or 3gs. First have use your friends iphone to connect to the wifi and then go into wifi settings. You should see 2 DNS address, Ip address, netmask (subnet mask) and router address. Now jot those addresses down except the ip address. Go to settings->wireless and network->Wi-Fi settings->now tap the bottom left button under the samsung logo and click advanced. Now check use static ip. Do not enter anything for your ip address just yet (we will do this last). Now enter router address into gateway, subnet mask into netmask, DNS1 to DNS1 and DNS2 to DNS2. ok when you are done click back and tap the network you want to connect to. Once you are connected jot down your ip address by taping the network once more. now go back to where the static ip was and input the ip address you just jot down into the ip address underneath use static ip. Disconnect and reconnect to the desired network. You may have to do this a few times or reboot your phone. This has been working for me so far around different buildings but with the same school network connection. I hope this helps cheers!
sremick said:
Sounds like they use a portal system which requires logon and doesn't play nice with the Captivate's browser. Unfortunately many such portal systems are written poorly and I've even seen some that only work with Internet Explorer.
You could try a different browser on the Captivate. Dolphin allows spoofing assorted User Agents, which might help.
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Yeah, my school uses the Bradford dissovable agent. Funny thing is, some connections work perfectly, others not at all. Technically none should work, and sometimes I feel that maybe I should tell them that sometimes somehow it is possible to bypass the whole agent thing- but why rock the boat just yet
Does it need a proxy to work? If so, this app is amazing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=766569
I figured it out a month ago, and it is actually petty easy. But you really have to change ip address manually, usually just the last number.
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I am wanting to root my 1st generation droid version 2.2.1 so I can use wireless tether. I have searched all over the web looking for a way to be able to do this. I have tried several methods all have not worked. I tried z4root. It installed on my phone but when went to root it (temp or permanently) the app just closed, I tried rebooting phone and doing this several times, but still didnt work.
Super One Click was another one I tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
I downloaded this from the web to pc and then rooted phone through pc. It says phone was rooted, and it installs super user. I can enable wireless tether and connect my laptop to it, but it says limited connectivity and therefore cant access any web pages.
I am new to this whole rooting thing, so please could someone help me out.
davistech said:
I am wanting to root my 1st generation droid version 2.2.1 so I can use wireless tether. I have searched all over the web looking for a way to be able to do this. I have tried several methods all have not worked. I tried z4root. It installed on my phone but when went to root it (temp or permanently) the app just closed, I tried rebooting phone and doing this several times, but still didnt work.
Super One Click was another one I tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
I downloaded this from the web to pc and then rooted phone through pc. It says phone was rooted, and it installs super user. I can enable wireless tether and connect my laptop to it, but it says limited connectivity and therefore cant access any web pages.
I am new to this whole rooting thing, so please could someone help me out.
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I have rooted my mothers droid running FRG83D (2.2.1) with Super One Click without any problems. It sounds to me that the problem you are having is with your laptop network settings. I would say that your laptop network card is setup for a static ip and it needs changed to take an ip address from the phone.
If you are using windows vista or 7, open the start menu and type ncpa.cpl into the search box. Right-click on "wireless network connection" and go to "properties." Click on "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and then press "properties." If the boxes "Use the following IP address:" and "Use the following DNS server addresses:" are checked then you are setup for static ip, if they are grayed out you are setup for dynamic ip. If the they are grayed out you can stop reading this post because the rest won't help you.
If you are setup for static ip, you need to write down your IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server information for future reference. To fix the problem with tethering you need to click the box "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically."
After you clicked on "Obtain an IP address automatically," a new tab next to "General" at the top of the screen appeared "Alternate Configuration." This is where you will have two options to choose from. When you click on the new tab you can then click the box for "User configured" and input the static ip information that you write down earlier. This is a great way to be able to connect to your static network and dynamic networks without having to do this every time, but the really big downside is that it will take 5 or more minutes every time to connect to you static network. It is up to you on what will work best for you, if you cant stand waiting 5 or more minutes each and every time you need to connect to your static network then just leave the "automatic private IP address" box checked.
I hope that this was what is causing you problems and you can now fix it. If it is the problem but you are still having trouble with it, send me a Private Message and I will help you.
I have the same phone and halfway through the loading to root it just quits have you had any solutions i would love to make my first generation droid with 2.21 a hot spot. please help if you can
First Generation Droid
I have the excact same problem halway through loading the program just shuts off! Have you got any help I would love to turn my droid into a hot spot!!!!!
I have just got my Xoom from Curry's today and try to connect online with it, however i need to modify the proxy settings due to my university network, which i could find nowhere to setup....
is there any possible way to change the proxy setting without rooting the device?
many thanks!
leeharo said:
I have just got my Xoom from Curry's today and try to connect online with it, however i need to modify the proxy settings due to my university network, which i could find nowhere to setup....
is there any possible way to change the proxy setting without rooting the device?
many thanks!
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sorry i have got it fixed after google-ing it and by installing HTTP Proxy Settings..
however the Youtube cannot be played
could anyone help on the youtube issue please?
Not sure about youtube.
3.1 seems to have fixed the hidden part of the proxy and allowed each wifi to have it's own proxy or lack thereof.
But still not sure about getting proxy support for the apps.
Have a thread on this..
No answers yet.
Have you found a solution?
So, I am really glad that you can now set the proxy for individual connections so that I don't have to keep switching on the proxy at university and switching it back off when I get home.
But my main issue is that the proxy only seems to work for the browser.
When the browser connects to our proxy, it asks for my student number and password, and then it allows my through the proxy and I can browse the net.
But with 3.0.1, gmail and the other apps still couldn't get through the proxy, as authentication seems to be only for the browser.
I assume it will be the same with 3.1, but will have to double check on Monday when I go in again, as I only got the update today.
The android developers site that has the list of fixes for 3.1 says this:
"This proxy configuration is automatically used by the Browser when the Wi-Fi access point is connected, and may optionally be used by other apps."
So my questions is, how do we access the "optionally be used by other apps" part?
I don't want to root to use 3rd part software.
Thanks
So. Ya, that apps still can't access the internet.
Except for google maps, that seems to work, although I'm not sure if it has just cached maps or not.
Anyway, there should be a way for the apps to use the same authentication as the browser. The proxy is supposed to be global on the device, so how do you make the authentication global too?
Anyone have any ideas? Or know who I can contact to get an answer/fix?
This is very frustrating. What's the point of having a proxy if the apps don't work, especially in android; an app centered OS.
Thanks
anyone of you here using a proxy server in a university? when i move to a different building in the same university, i cannot browse anymore because it says "authentication via proxy server was unsuccessful".
our proxy server does not require auntentication.
android 3.2 from our tablet has already a built-in proxy settings, why is this happening to me when when i move to a different building with the same proxy server?
any help from this will be greatly appreciated.
thank you in advance.
I don't have any issues in my University using the WiFi =/
i dont know why it is happening to me? the tech from the university said maybe its due to number of devices accessing the wifi proxy at the same, thats why i cannot connect. but i had my rooted lg optimus black before and its running smoothly in the university's proxy server!
i think there is something wrong with android 3.2's wifi proxy?
There are wifi-related issues with some of the Galaxy Tab 7 Pluses, (namely the SOD,) but this one is new to me. I've never experienced it. Truth be told, the tech could be correct. The proxy server might have been refusing connections due to heavy load. Even if you think your phone and tablet are connecting at the same time, the phone could have made its request earlier and been the last allowed device, or if you connected after, could have taken up a spot that was just vacated by another device.
My question is then, is this an ongoing issue? By this I mean are you having this issue multiple times in the day, where your phone can connect just fine, but your tablet is throwing that error message?
thank you for your reply, rkmj!
yes, this is an ongoing issue up to now! i have been experiencing this for over a month already. when im the main library i can easily connect at the first time. but when i move to the other buildings within the same proxy server, with definitely different access points it always says:" authentication via proxy server is unsuccessful". i am using my rooted lg optimus black with this same positions in the university before, and it works flawlessly, so i doubt if it is with the heavy load?
so is there something wrong with the proxy setup of honeycomb 3.2?